01/26/2011
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"the merit principles, which basically say we should hire people who can do the job because they have the skills to do the job and we evaluate them by how well they do that job and nothing else."
"I really wanted to be here to see whether we had to hold Congressman Hoyer in contempt of the Senate."
"we are currently losing about 150 acres a year because of sea level change"
"I would hope that the strategy that you come out with within the Department of Interior will be mindful that you can play a dual role in educating the public to take action to help the future."